If you look at the photo of our raft on the side of the mountain of water it is hard to imagine, but to put this incredible 70 foot wave in perspective consider that seas generated by Hurricane Grace in 1991, storm that led to book and subsequent movie “A Perfect Storm”, had averaged waves of 37 to 50 feet high and rogue waves hitting 100 feet. Sub Tropical Storm Andrea that brought about our demise had waves that averaged 70 feet with rogues waves much higher!

This photo is from the video of the rescue, later edited by NOAA and the USCG for the 25th COSPAS-SARSAT Anniversary Symposium, 34 country representatives in the State Department’s Franklin Room. I could not make it across the pond, Rudy gave the presentation (video link on right menu)

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Just read the book A Storm to Soon; just extremely proud and amazed at the will & determination of your crew & that of the Cost Guard! As a suffer & sailor I’m very interested in these types of stories, I live in Astoria, Or so maybe I’ll run into Nevada
some day. Hope you still Sail!
Mike Covert